ICHINOSE SHIO

A sinful sweet josei manga with themes of overcoming complexes about one's body and emotional trauma. Sugiura Tomoko, a beautiful and capable office worker, is doing her best to succeed in her career - but she can't help but keep people at a distance, after a scar on her body ruined her social life in the past. Her supportive mentor at work, Aridome Kakeru, has been trying to get her out of her shell despite her demeanor. When circumstances align and he discovers her secret, he makes it his mission to show her his feelings in full. Trauma doesn't disappear overnight however, and she must come to internalize the affection she has deprived herself for so long. Things get even more complicated as the lines blur between her and her superior, and even more so when her protective childhood friend comes back into her life.